State Property Fund expects UAH 4B in proceeds from privatization in 2024
Ukraine's State Property Fund plans to sell UAH 4 billion worth of assets at privatization auctions in 2024.
18 November 2023
Ukraine's State Property Fund plans to sell UAH 4 billion worth of assets at privatization auctions in 2024.
A merchant ship transporting grains was lightly damaged off the coast of Ukraine and was likely to have been hit by a floating sea mine.
As of November 17, 2023, Ukrainian farmers harvested almost 74 million tons of new grain and oilseeds.
The Council of Europe Development Bank has approved the first joint healthcare project with Ukraine, worth EUR 100 million.
17 November 2023
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has simplified the import of power equipment to Ukraine, namely generators and transformers.
The draft law on additional taxation of banks, the proceeds of which will go to the army, may be adopted by the Verkhovna Rada in the second reading next week.
Since the launch of the temporary maritime corridor in the Black Sea announced by the Ukrainian Navy in August, 115 vessels have left the ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi.
Polish carriers continue to block truck traffic at the three main checkpoints - Yahodyn, Rava-Ruska, and Krakivets. This has caused queues at other checkpoints to Poland.
The invaders continue to violate the technical requirements for the operation of equipment at the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, primarily at power units 2, 4 and 6.
The U.S. government has announced the imposition of sanctions against a number of companies and commercial vessels involved in the transportation of oil from Russia at prices above the imposed caps.
The United States will continue to strengthen the resilience of Ukraine's energy system, which is under threat of Russian strikes, and plans to allocate about $500 million more for this purpose.
Reports from Ukraine and the IAEA indicate that Russia's presence and exclusive control over the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP are increasing.
In Transcarpathia, customs records an increase in the queue of trucks at the Slovak border due to trucks from the Polish direction.
Since the start of the full-scale war, the European Union has provided more than 1,000 grants for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ukraine.
The blocking of truck traffic on the border with Ukraine by Polish carriers has a 90% political component. Every day of downtime at the border costs Ukrainian carriers at least €300.
16 November 2023
The Union of Slovak Hauliers (UNAS) blocked the Vysne Nemecke crossing point on the Slovak-Ukrainian border for an hour between 13:00 and 14:00 on Thursday to support their Polish colleagues who have been protesting for several days against the liberalization of EU rules for Ukrainian hauliers.
Ukraine, Poland, and the EU discussed border blocking and "transport visa-free travel" at a trilateral meeting.
In the 2023/2024 marketing year (from July 1 to November 15, 2023), Ukraine exported 10.968 million tons of grains and legumes.
Polish cargo carriers continue to block Ukrainian trucks from crossing the border at the three main checkpoints - Yahodyn, Rava-Ruska, and Krakivets.
Despite the leakage of reagents from the first reactor circuit to the second at unit 5 of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the Russians are not putting it into a "cold" state.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said after negotiations with his newly appointed British counterpart, David Cameron, that the United Kingdom is impressed by Ukraine's success in the Black Sea and will increase its support.
The European Commission may initiate a penalty procedure against Poland, as Warsaw cannot solve the problem of the border with Ukraine being blocked by Polish haulers.
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has not received reports from their Slovakian counterparts of any protest actions being prepared at border crossings against Ukrainian freight carriers.
The incompetent actions on the part of the Russian invaders that retain control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant led to a partial blackout at the facility.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and the Department of Business and Trade of the UK Government signed a memorandum on the launch of a tech bridge between the countries for the joint implementation of projects.
Ukraine’s NPC Ukrenergo and South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction have agreed to cooperate in the development of the electric power transmission system.
The European Union plans to instruct Denmark to inspect and potentially block Russian oil tankers passing through its waters as the West seeks new ways to limit the price of Russian crude oil.
15 November 2023
Cyprus plays an important role in concealing the wealth of Russian oligarchs even after the outbreak of a full-scale war against Ukraine. At the same time, the European Central Bank (ECB) does not have sufficient leverage to control the Cypriot banking system.
In Ukraine, the amount of environmental damage caused by the armed aggression of the Russian Federation reaches 2.2 trillion hryvnias and is growing daily.
The Board of Directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Wednesday recommended to the Bank's governors that they approve a paid-in capital increase of EUR 4 billion to enable it to provide significant and sustained investment for Ukraine, now and in the future.